Tumawa ito ng pagak. “Aha! Got you! You went out yesterday night, am I right? To tell you honestly, I just got home earlier around 4 A.M.,” wika nito. Tinapik-tapik nito ang pisngi niya at sinabing- “My Angel, kailan mo ba susundin ang iyong ama? Always remember, what me and your father were doing ay para sa ikakabuti mo. Kaya sundin ang mga payo namin sa’yo. My child, you need to change that attitude of yours. Oh I know! Find your soulmate. I mean, find a woman that you’ll have a serious commitment with, no other girlfriends and flings. The woman that you’ll spend your life with. Your true love, the one you’ll love so much and give everything you have.”

“Mom, there’s no such thing as soul mates and true love. Mom, there are a lot of people saying their in love, they have found their soulmates and true love but what happens when time passed? Feelings vanished and it change. Kaya nga maraming taong nasasaktan because of that stupid thing. They’re making a fool out of themselves because of that love. But that won’t happen to me, never! Hindi ako magpapakatanga sa isang tao and I can’t let myself be hurt.”

“Let’s just say that your right, but being hurt is part of love, honey. Soul mates and true love are real, and each one of us has a soulmate. Your father and I is the living proof to that. The first time I have met and saw him, there’s magic. You know, things slows down, can’t hear my surroundings and the only person I can see is your father. And when we kissed, the first time we’ve kissed, I have never known that electricity was real. That kiss was so electrifying, so strong… my heart was beating wildly and there’s a feeling that lit inside my heart that I can’t give meaning. But I came to realize, its love and his my soulmate, my true love that God had chosen for me,” matalinghagang wika nito. And there she is again, in her fantasy and own wonderland. Nakasaklop pa talaga ang kapwang palad nito ah. Parang bumalik sa pagiging teenager, kilig na kilig habang binabalik-tanaw ang nangyari rito at sa asawa. Pero nakuha ang atensiyon niya ang sinabi nito about ‘the feeling that lit inside her heart when they’ve kissed’.

Hinapit nito ang kanyang ina at niyapos. “I have but when I found out that you’re going home, I rushed in and cancelled all my appointments for three days. So that we can have a family bonding together, the three of us,” nakangiting paliwanag ng kanyang ama. Nakangiting umiiling na lang siya sa nakitang reaksiyon sa ina, nagbablush! Kahit malapit nang mag-50 ang dalawa at malapit nang magmenopause ang ina ay hindi pa rin nawawala ang sweetness ng mga ito. They really amaze him. They’re the perfect example of two persons who are really in love. And his very thankful to that. Kahit kailan hindi niya nakita at narinig na nag-away ang mga ito. At kahit kailan hindi nagkaroon ng iba. They’ve manage to maintain their love and loyalty to each other despite of not frequently seeing each other. That’s why he’s scared. Iba siya, he’s not like his mother and father… he can’t love someone. And he can’t take the risk of loving someone and getting hurt.

“Really? Mariz, the perfectionist is having a difficult time?” buska ni Allison sa kanya. Allison is one of member of DGC, a tennis player well-known around the globe. As a matter of fact, ito ang bagong binansagang world’s tennis champion in singles division. Ito rin ang tinatayang pinakacontroversial tennis player sa buong history ng tennis.

“I already sort out about the plans, and I also made the preparations already. The only problem is… the bride is missing!” napabuntong-hininga siya ng malalim.